Asana – Issue 172 – April 2017

30 asaNa Magazine | April 2017

Chakra Awareness Anahata Chakra / Heart

Practice Level Intermediate

Degree of Difficulty

(100 being most

difficult)

70

Movement Major Movements

Backward Bending

A spinal movement done with the extension of the spine, supported by different back

muscles.

External Rotation of the shoulders

The movement of the rotator cuff muscles which moves the arms outward (i.e. away from

the midline of the body).

External Hip Rotation

A movement of turning the thigh or pelvis outward; also known as lateral rotation.

Minor movement

Internal Rotation of the shoulders

The movement of the rotator cuff muscles which moves the arms inwards (i.e. towards the

midline of the body).

Hip extension

A movement of the hip joint muscles, where the hip joint straightens by being pushed

forward (i.e. the thigh or top of the pelvis is brought backward).

Eka Pada Baddha Raja

Kapotasana /Bound One-

legged King Pigeon Pose

By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Yogananth Andiappan

Poses demonstrated by Chokaree Soederberg

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his month’s featured pose is Eka Pada Baddha Raja Kapotasana.

The name of the pose is derived from the following terms:

eka – revolved / twisted

pada - foot

baddha – bound

raja – king

kapota - pigeon

asana – pose